With the hallways mostly empty earlier this week, several students from Boulder’s Fairview High School livened up the atmosphere by channeling the undead in a video shoot that will become one element of a campaign to help students confront a variety of issues.

The production, headed by University of Colorado Boulder adjunct instructor Richard Goode-Allen, featured students made up by professional make-up artists playing zombies wearing signs representing different “zombie emotions” — like envy, fear, stress and imperfection — that follow the video’s heroine through the halls. Ultimately, she’s thrown a lifeline and escapes their grip.

The project promotes the school’s “Awareness Drive” that addresses many aspects of students’ mental health and wellness, including substance abuse, cutting, depression and eating disorders. The resource fair takes place March 18-22 at Fairview and serves as a pilot for future projects both within and outside the Boulder Valley School District.

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